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. 2018 Oct 15:7:230.
doi: 10.15694/mep.2018.0000230.1. eCollection 2018.

Schwartz rounds in undergraduate medical education facilitates active reflection and individual identification of learning need

Claire Stocker  1 , Andrew Cooney  1 , Peter Thomas  1 , Bharathy Kumaravel  1 , Kenneth Langlands  1 , Jasmine Hearn  1
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Schwartz rounds in undergraduate medical education facilitates active reflection and individual identification of learning need

Claire Stocker et al. MedEdPublish (2016). .

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Strategies applying Schwartz Rounds to improve wellbeing of medical students has focused on the clinical years of study. This pilot study investigates whether Schwartz Rounds could be effective in developing students' reflective practice in Year 2 undergraduates. Engagement with the Schwartz Round was high with over 50% of the students identifying learning needs through reflection on the Round. Schwartz Rounds promoted recognition of the value of reflective practice and increased self-awareness of student needs.

Keywords: Schwartz rounds; reflection; undergraduate medical education.

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